Origin: in Yakima, Wash., by Frank Paganelli. Introd. in 1972. USPP 3541; 7 May 1974; assigned to Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co., Louisiana, Mo. Bud mutation of Starking Delicious; discovered in 1967. Tree: size medium small, upright; spur type; hardy; very productive. Fruit: size, shape and flavor similar to Starkrimson Delicious; skin color bright cherry red, retained through harvest season unlike other varieties, thick, tough, glossy; flesh satiny white with greenish tint, firm, fine, crisp; harvested starting about 1 week after Delicious.
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